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Souter Investments, the family office of Sir Brian Souter, has released its 2025 Investment Review, with performance highlights covering the period since its last triennial report in 2022. The organisation's portfolio rose by 8% per annum, over the 18 years ended 31 March 2025, while over £450

The EY ITEM Club has upgraded its forecast for UK GDP growth in 2025 from 1% to 1.5% after the economy displayed a greater momentum than expected throughout this year.

Hampden Bank has appointed two new senior executives to its leadership team reporting to CEO, Tracey Davidson. Greig Townsend joins as chief banking officer to lead the Bank’s growth strategy.

Angus Campbell has been appointed as chair of the board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The appointment is for three years from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2028.

Epsicap REIM has finalised the acquisition of a 30,253 sq ft industrial property in Aberdeen.

More than 28 million UK adults are now turning to artificial intelligence to help manage their money – making personal finance the nation’s number one use of AI.

Aberdeen's Wood Group has published its delayed financial results for full-year 2024 and the first half of 2025, a crucial step in its proposed takeover by Sidara. For the first six months of 2025, Wood reported a statutory loss for the period of $72 million (c. £55m). Despite the challenging

Scottish cloud computing firm iomart Group has reported a 25% rise in revenue for the first half of the financial year, driven by a major acquisition.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a plan to end the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers one year ahead of schedule. The proposal, under discussion ahead of the upcoming Budget, would see the Energy Profits Levy scrapped in March 2029 rather than 2030, Financial Times rep

Hamilton-based business consultancy Inspirent has announced a strategic partnership with Glasgow IT provider Aspen Solutions to deliver expert IT support for companies. The link up with the Glasgow firm comes as part of Inspirent’s expansion into the private sector with a recently-launched sui

Over one million current account switches have taken place in the last year, with consumers increasingly drawn to superior mobile banking apps and better interest rates.

UK pensioners reclaimed £48.5 million in overpaid tax on pension withdrawals in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The data reveals that over 13,700 reclaim forms were processed between July and September, with the average rebate am

Edinburgh’s Smart Data Foundry has announced the launch of the Financial Data Service (FINDS) Fellowships, offering up to £300,000 to support pioneering research to address the UK’s most pressing economic, societal and health challenges. The fellowships aim to empower researchers a

Edinburgh property portal ESPC has revealed the capital’s top-performing rental postcodes for Q3 2025, highlighting where buy-to-let investors are achieving the strongest returns. Using rental data from Citylets alongside ESPC’s latest house price analysis, the report identifies the area

Aberdeen’s housing market contracted by 0.5% as sales grew nearly 13% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest report from the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Real Estate Research. The findings, based on data supplied by Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre (ASPC) member